Global paging of mobile stations in a wireless network using MSC pool
First Claim
1. A wireless network providing global paging of mobile stations service by the network comprising:
- a pool of mobile switching centers for servicing mobile stations within a specified service area of said wireless network; and
a radio configuration database defining a plurality of global paging areas within said specified service area;
wherein said radio configuration database is accessible by any mobile switching center in said pool to allow paging of a mobile station roaming within said specified service area according to one or more global paging areas.
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Abstract
A system and methods of global paging of mobile stations in a wireless network. The system includes a MSC pool (50) for servicing mobile stations within a specified service area of the network and a radio configuration database (70) defining a plurality of global paging areas (80, 82, 84) within the specified service area. The radio configuration database (70) is accessible by any mobile switching center (52, 54, 56) in the pool (50) to allow paging of a mobile station (28) roaming within the specified service area according to one or more global paging areas (80, 82, 84). The radio configuration database (70) can be structured in a hierarchy including cells, locations areas, and base station controller/radio network controller (20) for each global paging area in the specified service area. In this way, any mobile switching center in the pool is capable of paging a mobile station within the specified service area by accessing the radio configuration database and determining the cell identity, location area identity, and base station controller/radio network controller identity of a mobile station roaming within the specified service area.
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21 Claims
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1. A wireless network providing global paging of mobile stations service by the network comprising:
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a pool of mobile switching centers for servicing mobile stations within a specified service area of said wireless network; and
a radio configuration database defining a plurality of global paging areas within said specified service area;
wherein said radio configuration database is accessible by any mobile switching center in said pool to allow paging of a mobile station roaming within said specified service area according to one or more global paging areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of paging a mobile station within a wireless network comprising a pool of mobile switching centers, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a paging request for a mobile station to the wireless network;
the mobile switching center in which the mobile station is registered paging the mobile station;
responding to the paging request is an answer is received from the mobile station; and
globally paging the mobile station if no answer is received from the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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13. In a wireless network containing a database for storing a plurality of location area coordinates, a method of globally paging a mobile station within the service area of the wireless network comprising the step of:
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populating said database with center and radius coordinates of geographic areas of the wireless network service area; and
paging a mobile station within one or more geographic areas of the wireless network service area using coordinates from said database.
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